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Gary Hustwit, director of design documentaries Helvetica and Objectified, talks about his latest film, a global exploration of the individuals, projects and forces that shape our cities. |
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IfUD’s Anne Guiney tells us what to expect from an upcoming weeklong festival celebrating New York’s public realm and showing how design can make it better. |
Architectural Record has devoted its September issue, entitled “The Death and Life of a Great American City,” to New York’s transformation over the past decade. A significant portion of the issue is dedicated to rebuilding efforts after 9/11, …
NYC SOLAR MAP
A new interactive map was launched by New York City Solar America City Partnership, led by Sustainable CUNY, to show the potential NYC has for solar panel placement. Showing both existing solar…
UPDATE June 27, 2011: Calling all designers! IfUD and PPS are now accepting submissions for a “collaborative re-imagining of New York City’s public realm.” Through July 14, 2011, individuals and teams are invited to submit designs inspired by the more …
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In advance of our field trip to one of NYC’s privately-owned public spaces, we talk to Raquel Ramati about plaza bonuses, street life and the legacy of DCP’s Urban Design Group. |
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A new undergraduate major in urban design prompts us to sketch a history of urban design education and to discuss its future with the new program’s director, Victoria Marshall. |
THE ENERGY REPORT
Continuing on their Roadmap 2050, AMO teamed up with WWF and Ecofys to envision a world completely run by renewable energy in the next forty years. Today, the organizations collaboratively launched The Energy Report – a comprehensive plan to harness…
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Susan Piedmont-Palladino and Scott Kratz talk about a National Building Museum initiative to explore how we live in cities today and how to make better decisions for our future. |
The several hundred students, alumni and guests that gathered at the Harvard Graduate School of Design this past Saturday were ostensibly there for the final day of the school’s 50 Year Anniversary conference, “Territories of Urbanism: Urban Design at 50.” Anticipation…
